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Check here for weekly updated oil and gas drilling rig counts in the Permian Basin, New Mexico and Texas, reported by Baker Hughes. June 21 New Mexico saw no change to its rig count in the last ...

Permian — the most prolific basin in the United States — recorded a weekly oil rig count of 307, lower than the week-ago figure of 309. The number decreased after increasing for two straight ...

“Turning now to our key operational areas, U.S. oil volumes have now met or exceeded guidance for the 7th straight quarter,” ...

Many Permian Basin oil and gas operators routinely engage in portfolio adjustments ... its 2025 budget would hold production ...

Analyzing Permian Resources Corporation's strong performance, strategic acquisitions, and potential for growth in the energy ...

Baker Hughes reports US rig count remains unchanged at 585, with oil and gas drilling activity stable but down 5% from last ...

The rig count in the Permian Basin was down one this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 303 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 310 rigs were active in the region. Nationally ...

Those expecting another big drilling boom over the coming four years of the second Trump presidency are likely to wind up disappointed.

20—The rig count in the Permian Basin was up one this week ... A year ago, 317 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is down two from last week at 588 rigs.

4—The rig count in the Permian Basin was down two this week ... A year ago, 309 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is down two from last week at 585 rigs.

Abandoned wells in the Permian Basin are increasingly erupting with briney, polluted water. The Texas Railroad Commission ...